Through the Engineers Solve Problems initiative, four local businesses opened their doors to students from Rochester Secondary College, St Joseph’s College, Moama Anglican Grammar and Echuca College and gave them some hands-on experience.
The tours explored the diverse operations within the organisations, and various pathways into a career in engineering.
“The aim of the Engineers Solve Problems program is to show students real-life examples of local people working across a range of engineering fields, to help them make more informed choices about their future pathways,” Campaspe Cohuna LLEN executive officer Anne Trickey said.
“It’s also a great way to connect genuinely interested students with work placement opportunities.”
The core business of the four organisations involved - Foodmach, Major Roads Victoria, Byford Equipment and Riverport Engineering - is vastly different, however all rely on engineers with a range of skills, experience, and qualifications.
“The need to connect our future workforce to industry was the focus, allowing students to explore job roles within a business, speak to representatives in these roles and gain a better understanding on the pathway options to succeed in their career,” Committee for Echuca Moama chief executive Deanne Armstrong said.
“Businesses locally are struggling to fill roles right now and part of our workforce strategy is to connect and educate our future workforce, so they can see the many job opportunities right here in our community.
“It was great to see all the students begin to understand there is more to a business than just what you see driving past.”
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